The purpose of this study was to assess which control measures would be selected by epidemiologists potentially involved in the control of the disease.

Most respondents (20 of 32 or 62.5%) opted only for an information release as the most appropriate control measure.

The reasons listed by the epidemiologists to justify their choice of optimal control measures showed that the political and economic hardships, including an embargo imposed upon rump Yugoslavia, did not hamper their judgment.

The turmoil associated with the disintegration of Yugoslavia, however, appears to have significantly affected the information level of the participants.